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Willing America into a dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
Are we there yet? This question seems to be in everyone's mind at the moment. There here means an American recession and perhaps a European one. I must admit that despite checking up on the indicators that the US National Bureau of Economic Research ...

Nothing happened

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... full-year revenue growth outlook to 1%-5% from the previous range of 5%-9%. Implication: The US consumer is not spending - American recession here we come. What a lotta hogwash. Has anybody stopped and considered that Dell is losing business to what ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... Ltd, Stockland, and Domino's Pizza Enterprises Ltd post full year results. BHP Billiton chairman Jac Nasser addresses an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia luncheon on "Challenges Facing the Global and Australian Resources Industry". On Tuesday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... industrials and corporations whose bottom lines are closely tied to commodity prices. JPMorgan Chase fell 9.4 per cent, while American Express closed the day 8.8 per cent down. Bank of America plunged an eye-popping 20.3 per cent after it was hit with ...

US ceiling raised but underlying reasons remain

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
The US has avoided potential disaster and signed an agreement to cut fiscal expenditures and increase its federal debt ceiling, but nothing will change if the real issues cannot be addressed - an entire generation of underpaid Americans, said Clime ...

LICs benefit from FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... and charges fees of about 1.25% per year. Its top 20 holdings include Brazilian iron ore giant Vale, gold play Anglo American, copper-gold giant Freeport McMoRan that mines West Papua alongside Australian pillars Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton. Robinson ...

Buy the fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... Just look at the US yield curve. Yes, correct! It's still positive. Based on the data I have available (since 1970), American recessions have always been preceded by an inverted yield curve. Here, also recall former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan's "interest ...

Debt crisis not so bad for Latin America

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
A misunderstanding of Latin American financial markets and smart positioning in the face of US and European debt crisis sees Latin America shape up to an attractive investment outlook. Generally regarded for its dependency on exports, Brazil in particular ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... Investors focused on the potential of a US downturn and set aside company results from the likes of mining giant Anglo American, Anglo-Spanish airline IAG, pay-tv giant BSkyB and luxury giant PPR. At closing, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... Orica Ltd hold an extraordinary general meetings. In Melbourne, Foster's Group chief executive John Pollaers addresses an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia luncheon. On Thursday, investor jitters over the prospect of a US sovereign debt default ...